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A first half that saw Town pegged
back for the first 30mins, as Leiston were
quicker and kept possession better, resulted in
them taking the lead in the 13th minute when
Towns defence failed to clear on the edge of the
area and resulted in a fine looping shot to beat
Ross just off his line. Further pressure from
Leiston could have resulted in at least 2 more
goals had they taken the chances.
Town went close when Goddard was
closed down quickly by the on rushing Leiston
keeper, and Lay went just wide with his header
from a corner. As the half wore on, Town started
to win more possession and on 40mins, a pass to
Mayhew saw him flick on for Lay who used his
pace to beat his marker and slide the ball home
for 1-1 at HT.
The 2nd half brought changes on 55mins for Town
with the introduction of Nicklin and Churchill.
Town began to dominate in midfield and build
down the right through the impressive Goddard.
It was his cross on 61mins that the Leiston
keeper failed to hold onto and Lay quick to
respond, fired in for 2-1.
Town were now showing
confidence on the ball and moving it quickly. On
70mins, the ball broke to Lay just outside the
area in space, to turn and fire in low for 3-1.
On 75mins, a good move again down the right from
Goddard, found Mayhew and his 20yard looping
shot beat the Leiston keeper for 4-1. The final
10mins saw Town switch off to let Leiston back
into the game, who capitalised on this with 2
goals for a final score of 4-3.
Team:
Ross, Baalham, Fulker, Brimsted, Smyth, Lay,
Rea, (Nicklin 55) Hall, (Churchill 55) Seaman,
Goddard, Mayhew.
Goals- Lay 3, Mayhew 1.
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